The group also includes BARD Building GmbH & Co. KG of Emden, which is responsible for installing the offshore wind farms, with ‘Wind Lift I’, the BARD construction vessel, being used for installation and maintenance. BARD Service GmbH will guarantee the high availability of BARD wind turbines in the future. The company operates a service and control center in Emden, as well as providing a resident maintenance team, which will be housed in an accommodation unit on the wind farm’s transformer platform, and an offshore wind farm tender for servicing the project. The Bremen, Emden and Cuxhaven sites employ more than 1,300 people in total.